noun
- the necessary means (especially money) to accomplish something
Usage: formal
Examples
- He lacked the wherewith to start his own business.
- The family didn’t have the wherewith to send their children to college.
- She finally had the wherewith to buy her dream house.
- Without the wherewith to travel, they stayed home for vacation.
- The company needed additional wherewith to expand operations.
- His inheritance provided the wherewith for a comfortable retirement.